[Nfb-krafters-korner] Crochet dog sweater

[Tracy Carcione]

I have been thinking a dog sweater might be a good item to make and donate to a dog-related charity auction, but I haven't found a pattern I like.
I have read about a dog sweater that fits over a guide dog's harness, and that is interesting, too.
The thing I'm not sure about is size.  It seems like making a sweater for a big dog like my lab would take a lot of time and yarn, and I'm not sure about sizes for smaller dogs.
I'm thinking of a pattern idea for a sweater that covered the back and sides, with a kind of bib that goes between the front legs, with a belt to fasten it around the back, either long enough to tie in a bow, or with buttons.
What do those of you who have actually made dog sweaters think?  Or am I over-thinking this?
Tracy



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I have needle knitted  a few dog sweaters.  My son in the past has had an Italian Greyhound and with their necks being a bit long and their  being skinney I made up my own pattern using Knit 2 Purl 2.  Of course it had a turtle neck and I measured it while I was knitting it.  I binded off like you do for thumb holes in mittens for his legs to go thru.  I did this in a circle and brought it onto the tummy beinding off half the stitches and just went back and forth in Knit 2 Purl 2 across the back justabout to the tail.

Joyce

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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Crochet dog sweater

Hi all
I’m in the process of crocheting a dog sweater. I couldn’t find one singular pattern that I liked, rather I liked elements of several. So I am piecing them together and coming up with a hybrid of sorts. Have any of you crocheted or loom knit or needle knit a dog sweater? Do you have a favorite method? 
Melanie
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